MACKAY, James ^{1 2 3}

  General Notes:

In 1916 James was stationed on military service at Currie. He had been a grocer.

James survived his wife Rebecca, and was still noted as 'grocer' on her death certificate. ⁴

James married Rebecca TWEEDLEY, daughter of Samuel QUIGLEY (DNA Link) and Agnes RAIT, on 13 September 1916 in Young Men's Institute, Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland.¹ (Rebecca TWEEDLEY was born 10 January 1895 at 9.30 pm in 22 Duke Street, Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland ^{5 6} and died 1 December 1950 at 2.00 am in Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, Scotland ^{7 8}.). The cause of her death was carcinoma of head of pancreas with secondaries of approximately 5 months' duration.

  Marriage Notes:

The marriage was conducted according to the forms of the established Church of Scotland. The solemnising minister was D. McDonald B.D., Minister of South Dalziel. The witnesses were Charles Stewart and Jeannie Scott.

The bride, Rebecca, was aged 21 years and worked as a"Domestic Servant (Cook)". She was marrying for the first time. Her usual residence at the time was 10 Thistle Street, Motherwell.

The groom, James, was an unmarried man of 27 years. He worked as a grocery manager and was a Private in the 3rd Battalion of the HLI, stationed at Malleny Camp, Currie.

Both bride and groom and witnesses signed the register.

The marriage was registered at Motherwell on 16 September 1916. ¹